About this project
Beginning January 1, 2012, Twin Cities Runoff will begin publishing column-style blog posts four days a week, bolstered by our usual weekly long-form article. We’re going to be seeking out eight new writers to publish a limited run of eight different columns-- once every two weeks-- on a specific topic. Like our magazine stretches the limits of local online ‘rag publishing, our blog series will expand the boundaries of what a blog can be.
Our Kickstarter will provide the funds necessary to get our blog project off the ground-- compensating writers of blogs and long-form content, like we’ve done all along. And it’ll get you some cool stuff from local artists, writers, and our very talented staff.
And that’s not all...
We’re also launching our first print project: An anthology of our 2010 and 2011 content. Published with our friends at Replacement Press, this anthology will be a who’s who of Twin Cities writers for years to come. Our as-yet-to-be-titled book project will feature your favorite Twin Cities Runoff content from the past year-- plus a few extras.
We have a bunch of stuff in the works, like zines, podcasts, and a shop that supports our local artists and writers. We want to set the 21st century standard for local long-form alt-weekly-style publishing-- but first, we need your support.
Poster by Steady Print Shop. Yours (plus a book and a haiku) for a $40 donation.
Why now?Twin Cities Runoff has provided a unique perspective on our vibrant local culture, and we want to reach you every day. We want to give writers a place to write expressively and passionately about the things they love, and we want them to get paid for their work. And we think that you should keep reading.
Why should I fund you?
Twin Cities Runoff is moving toward a donation- and sponsorship-based business model-- so we need your help to keep sustaining our local writers and artists. We’ve proved that we can provide readable content on a weekly basis, and we have the pluckiness and enthusiasm to keep going. We want you to better understand your world.
Plus, have you seen the rewards? A book, original artwork, a photo shoot... we’re hitting up all the media we can already!
We think we’re the best local online reading in the Twin Cities area, and we want to keep providing content that you want to read.
FAQ
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Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on November 14, 2011.
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HAIKU BUCKAROO - What’s your favorite place in the Twin Cities? Our talented team of writers and editors will compose an original haiku about it for every donation of $7 or more, and stick it on our brand new Twin Cities Runoff postcard. Anywhere in the city limits of Minneapolis or St. Paul is totally game-- from an intersection to a specific building to a whole neighborhood. Give us a place, and we’ll write about it.
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PRINT IS ALIVE - In addition to our place-based haiku, we’ll send you a copy of our as-yet-untitled print anthology from Replacement Press, featuring Twin Cities Runoff content from 2010 and 2011, along with a few added surprises.
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LOONS IN THE SEWERS - You get a haiku, a book, and an original 4-color screenprinted poster created for Twin Cities Runoff by the supertalented, up-and-coming Steady Print Shop in Minneapolis (see project description for this image). This fantastically cool print is a limited edition, only-for-TCR exclusive.
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NOT A FOODIE - You get all of the above! Plus, the Twin Cities Runoff volunteer team-- all however many of us-- will plan and cook you a multi-course dinner, exclusively for you, in your home, or in editor Deb Carver's home... you pick.
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FASHION ICONS - Hold onto rewards from funding levels 1-3... and you and five of your friends can be the stars of our spring fashion photo shoot. Not only will you appear in TCR’s March photo shoot, but we’ll incorporate your personal style into our editorial work-- so we’ll make sure you look good.
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$2500 - HONEST TO BLOG - Haiku, book, and poster, plus: Buy your way into Twin Cities Runoff content by purchasing one of our first blog columns. This eight-post series gives you a platform in front of an audience that likes to read-- write 200 words every two weeks, and we’ll publish it. You can generally write what you want-- we just ask that it be reasonably nonpolitical (one day, we'd like to be a real nonprofit, so no advocating for candidates), and definitely not offensive.
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PUBLISHER FOR A DAY. You get to title our anthology book project. You also get a haiku, book, and poster-- and our general affection.
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Twin Cities Runoff is an online magazine that publishes weekly nonfiction and occasional fiction about Twin Cities culture. We are attempting to expand the boundaries of what a magazine can be, while still publishing traditional alt-weekly-style journalism.
